Rubber-stamp cabinet.



H. W. ROBERTS.

RUBBER STAMP CABINET.

APPLICATION man FEB.25.1915.

1,155,509. Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

' Rubber-Stamp Cabinets,

HOWARD w. ROBERTS, or 'PHILADELPHIA rENNsYLvANIA.

RUBBERFSTAMP j CABINET.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet.' 5, 1915.

Application led February 25, 1915. Serial No. 10,551.

To all 107mm t may 'concern y .i Be it known that I, HOWARD W. ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the'county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rubber stamp cabinets which are `especially adapted Vfor use in connection with an improved arrangement of rubber stamps supported in alphabetical order whereby the shipping department ofv any store or-business house can know at a glance the condition of all accounts, and l'whereby a check is had upon bad accounts without the necessity of an inquiry at the credit department.

VA further object is Vto provide an apparatus of the characterstatedin which a rubber stamp is providedv for each customer, these stamps containing on the ..back the names and addresses and such other data as-desired, and on the front or stamping surface, the

number and name of the. customer, so that the bookkeeper in the credit departmentV can l instantly find the account by the number.

A further object is to provide an improved construction of cabinethaving an improved construction and arrangement of spacers, whereby the several rubber stamps maybe supported and spaced apart,fand which facilitates the removal and replacing of `any stamp, and which arrangement of parts permits any stamp to be withdrawn or others Vinserted without Vdisarranging the other stamps in the cabinet. l

With these and other objects in'view the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in front elevation partly broken away illustrating a single cabinet or stamp support with its arrangement of spacers. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of Fig. 1 with a portion'in section. Fig. 3 is aview in transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view of the front or operative face of one of the rubber stamps, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the spacers.

1 represents my improved cabinet. I use this term cabinet in its broadest sense to include any receptacle in which the stamps spacers can be accommodated, and while it 1s 'my intention to utilize the cabinet in a vertical position, the invention is not limited 1 in this respect.

The cabinet is preferably composed of metal having a back 2, sides `3, and ends 4. The front of the cabinet .is open, and inwardly projecting curved flanges 5 are provided at theedges of the sides 3 to confine the ends of myimproved spacers 6j Each spacer is composed of a strip of sheet metal having its ends `7 bent at an acute angle relative to the intermediate portion of the spacer, andthe edges of said ends 71 are out at an angle as shown at 8, so that the spacers assume an angular-or inclined position relative to the back 2 of the cabinet.

This inclination of the spacers compels the rubber stamps 9 to remain in the cabinet by reason of gravity, as they' tend tomove inwardly and downwardly when once inthe cabinet, and cannot accidentally fall out.

The ends 7 7, of the spacers' are bent inwardly at an acute angle as above stated, so that the ends of' onespacer bear against the upper or rear face of another spacer as shown clearly in Fig. 1, so that it is impossible 'to telescope one spacer upon another. The ends tween the spacers the rubber stamps 9 above referredvto', and such spacers can be removed and replaced in the cabinet by positioning themat an angle to the longitudinal axis of the cabinet as will be readily understood.

Each rubber stamp 9 comprises a block 10 which is preferably of wood or other similar light material having its sides 11 and ends 12 located at an angle so that the stamp will find a ready entrance into its-compartment, and there will be no loss` of time in placing the stamp in the cabinet. YIt will also be noted that the rubberstamp is yof a thickness slightly greater than the space between the inwardly curved flanges 5 Vand the back 2 of the cabinet, so that it is impossible for the` stamp to catch under or back of the 7.of the spacers are of such a length so as to properly accommodate be-4 flange, which would interfere with its quick invention is not limited to this particular detail. y

The inner oroperative face of the stamp Vcontains the customers number and name,

so that when the stamp is used on the package, the purchasers account can be readily found because of the number.

In order that the shipping clerk might de backof the rubber stamp so as not to interfere with the complete index of accounts.

With my improved apparatus, it will be noted that the shipping clerk .has in front of him a complete index of all accounts, the names and addresses being on the back of the stamps, and it is to be understood vof course, that the stamps will be arranged'in alphabetical order in the cabinet, so that there will be no loss of time in securing' any particular stamp. When a package goes to the shipping clerk, if the'a-ccount is allright, he stamps the name and number on the outside. If the account is not all right, he holds up the package, and sendsto the credit departmentA the number of the account, so that it can be readilylooked into.

I have not attempted to define the entire system in which my improved apparatus 's may be utilized, but simply defined a sim` ple credit system which willindicate the usefulness of the apparatus, and save time at the shipping desk. Y

Various slight changes mightbe made in f the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from'` my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to lthe precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and j alterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. v Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire'to secure by Iietf` ters Patent is: 4 i i 1. A rubber stamp cabinet vhaving parallel sides and fixed fianges at the outer edges of said parallel sides projecting inwardlyjbeyond the inner face of thesides, in combination Vwith a plurality of spacers supported under the iianges and bearing against A each other,` substantiallyas described, 2.2 A rubber stamp cabinet having parallel sides and fixed flanges at'theA outer edges Copies of this patent may be obtained Vfor ve cents tion'with aplurality of spacers supported under the flanges and bearing against each other, said spacers located parallel to eachV other and at an angle to the rear wall of the Cabinet, substantially as described.

3. A cabinet of the character described having parallel sides and fixed flanges at the edgesy thereof projecting inwaicllybeyond the inner face of the sides, in -coinbination with a plurality of removable spacers,each spacer havingiits ends bent at an angle and supported on the spacer below, substantially lasv described;

4. A cabinet of the' character described f having parallel sides and fixed iianges at the edges thereof projecting inwardly beyond the inner `face of the sides, in combination with a plurality of,removable spacers.; each spacer havingits ends bent at an'angle and supported on the spacer below, the edges of said end portion located at an angle, whereby the spacers are located parallel. toy each other but at an angle to the rear wall of the cabinet, substantially as described.

5. A rubber stamp cabinet, comprising a back, sides, and ends,'and fixed flanges at the front edges of the-sides, projecting inwardly beyond the inner faces of the sides, a series of removable spacers in the cabinet, the ends of said spacers bent at an acute angle to the intermediate portions thereof andpositioned under vthe saidV flanges, the ends of each spacerV bearingagainst the adjacent spacer,

substantially as described.

' 6. A rubber stamp cabinet, comprising a back, sides, fand ends, andA fixed flanges atV the front edges off the sides projecting ir.-

Vwardly. beyond the inner faces of the sides a series of removable spacers in the cabinet,

the ends of said spacers bent atan acute an#- gle tothe intermediate portions thereof and Y positioned under the said flanges, thejends of each spacer bearing against the adjacent spacer, and the saidends located at an Vangle ico whereby the spacers are disposed .at an angle Y Y to the back of the cabinet', substantially as described. 1. ,A i' In' testimony whereof I haversigned my name 5to this specification in 'the' presence of two subscribing witnesses. a Y

"HOWARD EGBERTS. Witnessesz`` fl MARIE JACKSON, CnAs. E. lorrs.-

eachpbyaddressing Vthe Commissioner of Patents.

Y Washington, CQ 

